To say the least, there’s been plenty of political, financial, and economic action this year—from rising interest rates, to elevated inflation, to ongoing market turmoil.  How will all the excitement… Read More

There’s been a lot of talk about recessions lately: Whether one is near, far, or perhaps already here. Whether we can or should try to avoid it. What it even… Read More

So far in our investment basics series, we’ve explored the history of investing; how important it is to save (so you have money to invest); how to invest efficiently in… Read More

In our last piece, we described our marvelous markets and how to account for their being both robust and random at the same time. Today, we’ll look at how stock… Read More

In our last piece, we introduced the importance of saving, which is the first of five basics that have served investors well over time. Today, we’ll look at where stock… Read More

In our last piece, we wrote about how recency bias can damage your investments by causing current crises to loom large, while rewriting your memories of past challenges. Recency tricks… Read More

We’re not making light of this summer’s uncertainties. Inflation is real, and needs to be managed; we also can’t rule out the possibility we’ll still see stagflation and/or a recession… Read More

Even though we know it was just dumb luck, can we get a round of applause for seeming to forecast July’s surprisingly strong market returns? It’s almost (but not really)… Read More